Samy Hanna Ibrahim’s book, Crossing the Suez Canal, is a memoir of an Egyptian Corp of Engineers Officer written during the October 6, 1973 War.  Samy’s memoir describes how he and his soldiers supported a Corps of Engineers’ unit opening the gap in the high earth wall of the Bar Lev line in the Israeli-held eastern shores of the Suez Canal.

After that, Ibrahim’s platoon operated their amphibious carriers and crossed hundreds of the Egyptian Second Army units to the eastern shores of the Suez Canal.  As a result of the war, the Bar-Lev fortification line on the eastern shores of the Suez Canal was destroyed and subsequently Sinai was returned to the Egyptian sovereignty after many years of negotiations and a peace initiative by President Anwar El Sadat, the Egyptian president that initiated the Crossing.

“I present this book with greater feelings of pride on the glorious anniversary of the October 1973 War which became a milestone in the history of Egypt. I am proud of my country and my countrymen who fought and sacrificed for the sake of this country.”

     The Reverend Andre Zaki, PhD

     Head of the Evangelical community in Egypt

“I am pleased to present to the reader this book whose author aims with every story, in every situation, and at every memory to bear witness to God’s work, God’s constant presence, and God’s abundant grace.”

     The Reverend Youssef Samir, PhD

     Pastor of the Evangelical Church in Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt.

“Writing about this book brings me honor and joy; Because these memories clearly show the greatness of the Lord, to Him be glory, power, and love.

It also shows the greatness of what engineer Samy Hanna Ibrahim did during the October 6, 1973 War.”

     Dr. Mufid Ibrahim Said, MD, PhD 

     Retired professor of surgery and former Chair of the Department of Surgery, Cairo University, Egypt.